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Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Weekly Update 4/4

NEWS:

*Middle School Dance this Saturday, April 9th, from 6-9pm!  All proceeds go to the JoMaNa Team's fund-raising effort for NOLA.  We hope many of you will be there to chaperone or help set/clean up. 

ACADEMICS:

Language Arts:  1)  We are continuing our study of Media Influences.  This week we are focusing on critically analyzing advertisements for gender stereotypes and roles.  2)  Homework was given Mon and Tue: To look at ads either in print or a commercial and answer the five questions (took notes in their Writing Notebook). 3) Vocabulary due on Friday.  Students are challenged to earn a PERFECT score on their next spelling/definitions test.  There was a major improvement in the definitions test last week, but students still need to study their spelling words.

Math:  1) TEST today.  2) Inv. 4.1 page 75 all

Reading:  1)  Next genre study is POETRY.  Requirements for genre project will be given out Thursday.  Due April 29th

Social Studies:  1) Current Events due Wednesday  2) Continuing study of Africa!  Notetaking and review of music today. 

Science:  1) Notetaking today on elements and compounds.  Page 88-89 chart due this week. 

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